INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
New Delhi: The national capital Delhi appears to be reeling under a major second wave of coronavirus cases, as a substantially high number
of cases were reported Wednesday
Delhi saw 5,673 fresh infections in just a day, that prompted the Delhi government to keep all schools closed for now, till further
notice.Delhi had on Tuesday recorded its then all-time high of 4,853 new cases
The last time the city crossed the 4,000 mark was on September 9, when 4,473 cases were detected in a single day
Worried over the sudden spurt in cases, the Union health ministry is expected to hold a meeting with top Delhi government officials on
Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu
In fact, Kerala has overtaken Maharashtra, with the highest number of fresh cases, though both states are still contributing more than 5,000
Health ministry officials said 79 per cent of new infections are still coming from 10 states and UTs.Health ministry officials said the
festive season, the opening up of public places and the onset of winter has possibly led to a spurt in these states
However, laxity on part of people who are now shunning distancing and mask rules due to pandemic fatigue too is a contributing factor
In Delhi, the numbers are also high as people from nearby areas are rushing to the big city for testing and treatment, thus adding to
New cases and positivity rates have to be seen in tandem
When you look at these two together, some questions are raised
level, coronavirus cases in India Wednesday were close to 80 lakhs, though the detection of new cases have slowed down a bit in the country
The new Covid-19 cases reported in India in a span of 24 hours were 43,893, even as the total number of cases were 79,90,322 as per the
early morning health ministry data
decided to keep scheduled international passenger flights suspended till November 30
However, international flights may be allowed on selected routes on a case-to-case basis.A total of 72.59 lakh people have recuperated from
Covid-19, pushing the national recovery rate to 90.85 per cent, as the case fatality rate stands at 1.50 per cent
The active coronavirus cases remained below seven lakhs for six days in a row
There are 6.11 lakh active coronavirus cases in the country now, which comprises 7.64 per cent of the total caseload, the health ministry
